Crescent City Corporate Championship

Blessey Charities and CityBusiness present
The 16th Annual
Crescent City
Corporate Championship
Congratulations
CLARK TODD
of Blessey Marine
on becoming
Executive Chair of JA!
AccuTrans thanks
BLESSEY MARINE SERVICES & JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
for a continued First Class partnership.
Junior Achievement Crescent City Corporate Championship 2015
Inside:
A JA BizTown student learns about careers in
broadcasting.
“Junior Achievement: Empowering young people
to own their economic success”
44 12 Years of Rising Stars
45 Trust Your Crazy Ideas Challenge
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Tournament Overview & Sponsors
47 Tournament Winners & Participants
54 Empowering Business Minded Students
About Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy taught through
experiential, hands-on programs. In our
local area during the 2014-2015 school
year, Junior Achievement of Greater New
Orleans (JA) brought this valuable information to nearly 25,000 students in over
1,000 classrooms with the assistance of
195,000 hours of volunteer contact!
Through unique programs, JA offers
students a glimpse into real-life situations
by teaching sequential curriculum from
kindergarten through 12th grade. From
creating jobs that build a community to
generating wealth and learning how to
manage it, the students learn to think like
adults.
Each program is delivered by volunteers from the community who share their
business, financial and life experience
while teaching the JA curriculum. Their
stories and lessons are often the key takeaways that inspire and empower students
to envision themselves in business roles
that may not have crossed their minds
prior to their JA experience. Through
JA programs and the volunteer’s commitment, young people’s dreams begin
to take shape and the seeds of business
models are born.
JA has been offering its educational programs in the local area since 1955. Program
sare taught in public, private and parochial
schools throughout JA’s 12 parish service area
in southeast Louisiana. Fifth and sixth graders
visit JA’s “kid-city,” JA BizTown, where they
run a town complete with 13 businesses and
experience life as an adult. By the end of the
day, they have earned a paycheck and learned
the responsibility and respect of a day’s work.
For seventh through twelfth grades, Capital
One/Junior Achievement Finance Park offers
students a chance to take on a new identity
complete with salary, bills and financial choices. The goal for the day is to balance a monthly budget but the result has a positive life-long
effect.
Junior Achievement is a 501(c)3 non-profit
organization sponsored by corporate, individual and foundation contributors. JA is located
at 5100 Orleans Avenue in New Orleans.
Junior Achievement USA is headquartered in
Colorado Springs, Colorado. For more information on JA programs, becoming a volunteer
or to become a contributor to our mission,
visit www.jagno.org, like us on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/jagno) or follow us on
Twitter (@JAneworleans).
The 2014-2015 Junior Achievement programs were
available to the students of our community thanks in
part to over 195,000 volunteer hours shared.
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On the Cover…
Bagpiper Robert Grubb was part of
the entertainment during the 16th
annual Crescent City Corporate
Championship on October 23.
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At the 12th Annual City Stars Soirée, guests were
entertained by the 610 Stompers.
12 Years of Rising Stars!
On Friday, October 9th, friends and supporters of
Junior Achievement gathered at JA BizTown for the
12th Annual celebration of Junior Achievement’s City
Stars Soirée. This fête was located at JA’s facility on the
City Park campus of Delgado Community College and
honored both the children of our area and the young
entrepreneurs that act as their role models in both business and community leadership.
During the Soirée, 6 young entrepreneurs and
city leaders were recognized as Rising Star recipi-
ents. Guests enjoyed music and dancing by The Wise
Guys, delicious cuisine courtesy of New Orleans’ finest restaurants and libations provided by Republic
National Distributing and Crescent Crown Distributing
Company. They strolled around JA’s kid-city partaking
in caricature drawings, tarot card readings and bidding
on more than 100 fabulous auctions items. And for the
second year in a row, Junior Achievement welcomed the
610 Stompers as special entertainment and they brought
the house down!
2015 Rising Star Honorees:
Brandon Berger
Principal
The Berger Company
Becker Hall
Co-Founder and Director
Hogs for the Cause
Deirdre Hooper and Sarah Jackson
Co-Founders
Audubon Dermatology
Bivian “Sonny” Lee, III
Founder
Son of a Saint
Erin Romney-Cazes
Owner
Romney Pilates
Junior Achievement Crescent City Corporate Championship 2015
Trust Your
Ideas Challenge
Crazy
The Trust Your Crazy Ideas Challenge (The
Challenge) is a partnership between Junior
Achievement of Greater New Orleans and the
Brees Dream Foundation. It is an entrepreneurial competition for high school students that have
completed the JA Be Entrepreneurial program. Students are asked to come up with a crazy idea
for a business and The Challenge gives them
the skills to take it to the next level- for a chance
at $10,000! For more information, please visit
www.trustyourcrazyideaschallenge.org or call
(504) 569-8652. Sign your school or student
up today!
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“The Trust Your Crazy Ideas Challenge is far more than
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Crescent City Corporate Championship Overview
On Friday, October 23, Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans
was the beneficiary of the proceeds from the most successful golf tournament in Southeast Louisiana, the Crescent City Corporate Championship.
The tournament was hosted by Blessey Marine Services, Inc. and was held
at Beau Chene Country Club in Mandeville, LA. The event was sponsored
by Southwest Shipyard, LP and presented by New Orleans CityBusiness
and Blessey Charities. It attracted more than 340 golfers from over 75 companies and gave participants an opportunity to entertain their best clients
and network with local business executives while enjoying a competitive
day on the golf course.
Each member of a foursome received a tee package valued at more than
$350 including a Nike Dri-Fit golf polo, Nike ball cap, Nike golf balls, Nike
Umbrella, donated by Carboline and a $100 gift certificate to the NikeTown
store.
The golfers enjoyed a full breakfast provided by Beau Chene
prior to tee-off. On the course, golfers enjoyed an array of food and
drinks provided by Acme Oyster House, Accutrans, American Supply,
Balance Enviromental Services, Bayou Burger, Carboline, Comeback
Inn, Complete Marine Services, Inc., Drago’s Seafood Restaurant,
Force Power Systems, Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Lee Engineering
Supply Co., National Aqua Pressure, OMI, Popeyes/Pontchartrain
Foods, Sheraton Metairie, Superior Grill, Team Services, Inc., The
Rose Garden and Vecta. Beverages were provided by Champagne
Beverage, Crescent Crown Distributing Co., the Goldring Family
Foundation, and Republic National Distributing Company.
Golfers enjoyed fine cigars and an array of refined scotch and whiskey
on the course as well as contests including longest drive, closest-to-the
pin, and four hole-in-ones sponsored by Paretti Family of Dealerships
and Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry.
The golfers retired from the course to the awards reception where
they enjoyed lunch provided by Carboline. Each golfer received a parting gift of their choice of a bottle of red or white wine.
The tournament winners took home gift certificates to the NikeTown
Store valued from $75 to $300.
SPONSORS:
Hosted by:
Blessey Marine
Services, Inc.
Sponsored by:
Silver Sponsors:
Platinum Sponsors:
Presented by:
New Orleans CityBusiness
and Blessey Charities
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
AEP River Operations
Amsource & Bridge Capital
Aon Risk Services
Baker Donelson Bearman
Caldwell & Berkowitz
Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer
Bayou Fleet
Bourgeois Bennett, LLC
Bow 2 Stern Services
Capital One
C.L.M. Towing, LLC/Thousand Foot Cut Fleet
Coating Systems & Supply, LLC
Continental Underwriters, Inc.
Cooper Consolidated
Corporate Apparel & Promotions
Custom Fuel
Dickson Marine Diesel Parts, Inc.
Duramax Marine, LLC
E Squared Marine Services, LLC
Economy Boat Store
ERL Commercial Marine, Inc.
ExxonMobil Marine Lubricants
First NBC Bank
Harbor Towing & Fleeting, LLC
Hartwig Moss Insurance Agency
Hydra Force, LLC
Ian-Conrad Bergan, LLC
IBERIABANK
Independent Diving Services
James Marine, Inc.
John Bludworth Shipyard, LLC
John W. Stone Oil Distributor, LLC
Johnny’s Propeller Shop
Karl Senner, LLC
L&R Midland, Inc.
Latter & Blum
Lee Engineering Supply Co., Inc.
Magnolia Fleet,LLC
Marine Systems, Inc.
Martin Energy Services, LLC
McNational, Inc.
Mid Coast Engine & Transmission, Inc.
NABRICO
National Aqua Pressure, LLC
Northern Safety
O’Rourke Marine
Patterson Maufacturing
Precision Measurement & Analysis, Inc.
Regions Bank
RIO Controls & Hydraulics, Inc.
RIO Marine, Inc.
Safe Harbor Pollution Insurance
SGS Petroleum Service Corp.
Simplex Americas, LLC
Sneed Shipbuilding, Inc.
Tauber Oil Company
TIMCO Industries
Clark & Laura Todd
Travelers Marine Insurance
Trinity Industries, Inc.
T.T. Barge Services
Wells Fargo Equipment Finance
Wintech International
Wood River Electronics, Inc.
HOLE SPONSORS
Allemand Industries, Inc.
American Supply
Aucoin Claims Service, Inc.
Baton Rouge Marine
Electrical Services, Inc.
Baumann Marine Services, Inc.
BB&T Bank
Benedetto’s Market
Bluewater Electric, LLC
Carotex, Inc.
Channelview Glass
Coastwide Marine Services, LLC
Coating Systems & Supply, LLC
Complete Marine Services, LLC
Coverflex Manufacturing
CS Transport, LLC
E Squared Marine Services, LLC
Economy Boat Store
Force Power Systems
Fryoux Tankerman Service
Gretna Glass & Mirror Works, Inc.
Gulf South Armature, Inc.
Industrial Pump Sales, Inc.
ISR Physical Therapy
J.A.M. Distributing Co.
J&E Welding, Inc.
John Bludworth Shipyard, LLC
K-Solv, LP
Law Valve of Texas
Lee Engineering Supply Co., Inc.
McNational, Inc.
Miller NRG Co.
R.C. Schmidt & Sons, Inc.
Sher Garner Cahill Richter
Klein & Hilbert, LLC
SHI
St. John Fleeting, LLC
United Power Systems, LLC
Verret Shipyard
VIT, Inc.
Volcanic Heater, Inc.
Walkers Crew Change Service
Wintech International
W&O
Wood River Electronics, Inc.
SPECIAL THANKS
Biz New Orleans
Commodore Boat Stores, Inc.
Dale’s Welding & Fabricators, LLC
Donovan Marine, Inc.
Fleur de Lis Framing & Gifts, LLC
Harkins, the Florist of LA, Inc.
Industrial Packing & Seals, Inc.
K-Solv, LP
Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry
Lemoine Marine Refrigeration, Inc.
MillerNRG
Paretti Family of Dealerships
Pelican Outpatient
Ragusa’s (PKK, Inc.)
Renaissance Publishing
Schulin Equipment Co., LLC
Southeast Safety & Supply
Tidy Building Services, LLC
Verret
Volcanic Heater
Wheelhouse Electronics
FOOD AND BEVERAGE SPONSORS
Acme Oyster House
Accutrans
American Supply
Balance Environmental Services
Bayou Burger
Carboline
Champagne Beverage
Comeback Inn
Complete Marine Services, Inc.
Crescent Crown Distributing Co., LLC
Drago’s Seafood Restaurant
Force Power Systems
Goldring Family Foundation
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
Lee Engineering Supply Co., Inc.
National Aqua Pressure
OMI
Popeyes/Pontchartrain Foods
Republic National Distributing Co.
Sheraton Metairie
Superior Grill
Team Services
The Rose Garden
Junior Achievement Crescent City Corporate Championship 2015
CRESCENT CITY CORPORATE
CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
Longest Drive Competition
Oak Course
B.C. Thibeaux
HUB International
Oak Course
Laura Todd
Blessey Marine Services, Inc.
Magnolia Course
Frances Kuehne
Accutrans
Magnolia Course
Brian Corbin
NABRICO
Closest to the Pin Competition
Oak Course
Joel Prejean
SGS Petroleum
Oak Course
Robert Hess
Hydra Force, LLC
LONGEST DRIVE
Laura Todd
Blessey Marine Services, Inc.
Magnolia Course
Rick Pumphrey
Blessey Marine Services, Inc.
Magnolia Course
Cade Durio
Tubal-Cain Gas Free Services, Inc.
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CLOSEST TO THE PIN
Joel Prejean
SGS Petroleum
CLOSEST TO THE PIN
Rick Pumphrey
Blessey Marine Services, Inc.
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CRESCENT CITY CORPORATE
CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
continued...
1st Place Net – Overall Champion
Amsource & Bridge Capital
R. Butler
T. Cira
L. Ester
B.J. Honeycutt
FIRST PLACE NET
OVERALL CHAMPION
Amsource & Bridge Capital
2nd Place Net
Laborde Products
B. Laborde
D. Lane
R. Rapp
A. Sperry
3rd Place Net
Accutrans
O. Banks
C. Carter
F. Kuehne
S. Norwood
SECOND PLACE NET
Laborde Products
1st Place Gross
Magnolia Fleet
H. Bush
S. Gauchet
D. Weidner
P. White
2nd Place Gross
SGS Petroleum
A. Diez
J. Dixon
S. Koontz
J. Prejean
3rd Place Gross
First NBC Bank
R. Courtney
S. Hill
A. Ryan
J. Ryan
THIRD PLACE NET
Accutrans
SECOND PLACE GROSS
SGS Petroleum
THIRD PLACE GROSS
First NBC Bank
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Empowering Business Minded Students
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Junior Achievement of Greater New
Orleans (JA) empowers young people to own
their economic success. This focus on workforce development, entrepreneurship and
financial literacy fosters a partnership between
the business and education communities in
our area. In simplest terms, JA, its programs
and its trained volunteers, seek to link classroom learning to the everyday demands of real
life in a free enterprise economy.
JA provides economic education
to young people in grades kindergarten
through 12 within their own classroom.
This in-class continuum from grade-tograde is built upon sequential, hands-on
economic programs presented by classroom volunteers from the business community, local colleges and universities, as well
as parents (providing introduction to some
of the first conversations about economics
between parent and child). These programs
teach young people business principles,
decision-making and critical thinking skills.
Most importantly, these school programs
provide the link between volunteer role
models and the student’s real life.
To strengthen and reinforce this, JA
offers two site-based programs: JA BizTown
for 5th and 6th graders and Capital One/
Junior Achievement Finance Park for 7th
through 12th graders. Both programs begin
with up to 18 hours of classroom preparation
leading to experience based learning at the
respective site-based facilities.
Be it in-class or on-site, students who
experience JA programs benefit from role
play that hopefully will one day be used to
promote and grow our community. Call
Valerie Hulse for more information at (504)
569-8672 or [email protected].
It’s a Bird!
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It’s a JA Bowling
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The Bowl-A-Thon was a striking success, with nearly 40 companies participating and
over 140 teams bowling. It is Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans’ largest “people
dependent” annual fundraiser. With the help of our fundraisers, JA provides the program
materials to the volunteers at no charge. This insures that students are exposed to dynamic
role models who reinforce the importance of education and staying in school while laying
a foundation for success. The more funds raised, the more programs JA can provide and
the more students reached!
The bowlers at Creole Lanes in Houma, Rock ’n ’Bowl and Fulton Alley in New
Orleans and Bowling USA in Slidell had a ball while raising a record breaking gross revenue of $150,000 for JA financial literacy programs. JA celebrated their success and honored the bowling teams with an Awards Party on July 17 at Rock ‘n’ Bowl. To get a head
start on bowling in 2016, please contact Gail Smith at (504) 569-8657 or [email protected].
JA appreciates the support of the 2015 Bowling Superheroes.
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